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Prominent Moth Caterpillar - Schizura leptinoides
Copyright © 2007 Jim Bliss

Prominent Moth Caterpillar - Schizura leptinoides
Montgomery, New York, USA, Orange County, New York, USA
July 5, 2007
Size: 15 mm
What species?
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Contributed by Jim Bliss on 27 March, 2008 - 6:09am
Last updated 30 March, 2008 - 8:10pm

Schizura leptinoides
It's a good match for the one on page 312 of Wagner's book (1). The Oligocentria semirufescens on page 309 is very similar, but lacks the black patch between the head and first horn.
… tom murray, 27 March, 2008 - 7:12am login or register to post comments

 
You nailed it
I knew someone out there had Wagner's book at their disposal. :-)

When I looked at this one my first thought was wishing I had brought his book to work with me. Thanks for correcting the ID on this one Tom.
… J.D. Roberts, 27 March, 2008 - 7:18am login or register to post comments

Oligocentria
It looks like an early instar of a species in the Oligocentria genus. I'm not sure of which species though. When I get home I'll check some more resources if no one else can ID to species.
… J.D. Roberts, 27 March, 2008 - 6:52am login or register to post comments

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